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  • March 10, 2010

    United Way Toronto Board of Trustees announces CEO search committee

    United Way Toronto's Board of Trustees has appointed a committee to begin the selection and recruitment process for United Way Toronto's next CEO. Current CEO, Frances Lankin announced February 18 that she will be stepping down as head of United Way next year.

    Robert Harding, immediate past chair of United Way's Board of Trustees, will chair the search committee, which will be supported by services provided by Anne Fawcett and Heather Ring of Caldwell Partners. Membership of the committee includes current and former members of United Way's Board:

    • Robert Harding, Immediate Past Chair, Board of Trustees
    • Alnasir Samji, Chair, Board of Trustees
    • John Cartwright, Vice Chair Labour, Board of Trustees
    • Kamala-Jean Gopie, Vice Chair Community Impact, Board of Trustees
    • John Honderich, Vice Chair Finance & Treasurer, Board of Trustees
    • Pedro Barata, Member, Board of Trustees
    • Lew Golding, Member, Board of Trustees
    • Jean Lam, Past Member, Board of Trustees
    • Marie Moliner, Member, Board of Trustees
    • Richard Venn, Past Chair, Board of Trustees
  • February 4, 2010

    Changing the face of leadership: United Way Toronto recognized with Diversity in Governance Award

    DiverseCity onBoard Award Winners

    Winners of the 2009 Diversity in Governance Award: Frances Lankin, president and CEO, United Way Toronto; Alnasir Samji, chair of the Board of Trustees, United Way Toronto; Ratna Omidvar, president of Maytree and co-chair of DiverseCity; Michele Landsberg, Board Member, Women's College Hospital; Marilyn Emery, president and CEO, Women's College Hospital.

    DiverseCity onBoard recognized United Way Toronto and Women's College Hospital for embracing diversity in board governance and making it a priority to seek out board members from diverse backgrounds.

    "Good practice in board governance includes finding the right people to lead," explained Ratna Omidvar, President of Maytree and co-chair of DiverseCity. "In a city region as diverse as ours, this involves embracing the full spectrum of skills, experiences and connections available. Capitalizing on our immense talent pool is an imperative for today's nonprofit and public boards."

    "This recognition by DiverseCity onBoard means the world to United Way," said Frances Lankin, President and CEO, United Way Toronto. "We're working very hard to become an inclusive and culturally fluent organization – at all levels. Our goal is for diversity and inclusion to become an integral part of who we are and what we do. While we're proud of how far we've come, this award further strengthens our commitment to be as diverse and inclusive as the communities we serve."

    DiverseCity onBoard is part of DiverseCity: The Greater Toronto Leadership Project, a joint initiative of Maytree and the Toronto City Summit Alliance. The project aims to transform the leadership landscape across the GTA. DiverseCity onBoard connects qualified candidates from Aboriginal, visible minority and under-represented immigrant communities to agencies, boards and commissions in the public and nonprofit sectors. Since 2005, Diversity onBoard has made 323 appointments to public and nonprofit boards from its roster of more than 1,100 candidates.

  • January 21, 2010

    2009 campaign sets a record: $109,000,000!

    The 2009 United Way Campaign Celebration Dinner began in much the same way as every other year's dinner. Close to 2,000 United Way staff, community workers, corporate sponsors and volunteers gathered to honour their efforts and celebrate their shared values. » Read more...

  • January 14, 2010

    Humanitarian Disaster in Haiti

    On the evening of January 12, 2010, a major 7.0 magnitude earthquake hit Haiti. It is the most powerful quake to hit the impoverished country in more than 200 years. The tremor struck 15km (10 miles) south-west of the capital Port-au-Prince, and was quickly followed by two strong aftershocks of 5.9 and 5.5 magnitude. Reports describe the destruction to affect as much as 70 percent of the buildings, with debris filling the roads making emergency response difficult. Hundreds of thousands of lives may have been lost.

    The staff and volunteers of United Way Toronto express our deepest condolences to the people of Haiti. Our thoughts are with those who lost homes and loved ones -- neighbours, family and friends -- and those who still search for the missing.

    The situation in Haiti has very quickly become an acute humanitarian emergency.

    You can help people affected by donating to the following organizations:

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